Switzerland regrets not arresting Polanski earlier

Switzerland has regretted not arresting Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski on his earlier visits to the country, a media report said. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has claimed that......

Polanski refuses US extradition bid: Lawyer

Filmmaker Roman Polanski has refused to get extradited from Switzerland to the United States where he is wanted on charges of unlawful sex with a minor, even as the issue snowballed into an......

Polanski will be out of jail tomorrow

Filmmaker Roman Polanski is expected to be released from jail on Friday and put under house arrest, say Swiss authorities. The 76-year-old director has been in Swiss custody since his arrest in......

Special: An animation guru and his Indian gurukul

Jerzy Kular is a veteran in the European animation film industry, with more than 30 years of experience. The Polish-French Kular was educated in Canada and Germany, and has collaborated on several......

Halle Recreates Adrien's 2003 Oscar Kiss

IMAGE: Halle Berry kisses Adrien Brody at the Oscars. Photograph: Kind courtesy The Academy/ X The ongoing 97th edition of The Academy Awards left fans of Adrien Brody and Halle Berry nostalgic.......

Hollywood loves Polanski again!

Hollywoodhas begun loving fugitive director Roman Polanski again,applauding his artistry and putting behindmemories of hisstatutory rape of a 13-year-old girl over 25 years ago.For weeks, the big......

The Best 10 Films Ever!

The countdown to the World's Best 100 Movies finally ends here! Do read Aseem Chhabra's list of must watch films, many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites. Don't Miss:......

The Rediff Review: Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby, showing now in New York, was originally made in 1968. It was an unusual horror film for the time, in that it used humour and a knowing satirical edge to depict Satanism in a......

Prakash, Yuki advance in Chennai Open qualifiers

A few years back eminent filmmaker Roman Polanski couldn't enter the United States, even if it was to receive the much sought after Best Director Oscar. On Sunday, his namesake Peter Polansky was......

Senna, Ali hog limelight at Cannes Film festival!

Three years after Senna, the hit film biography of the late Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, sporting documentaries about Jackie Stewart, Muhammad Ali and Pele are competing for attention at......